equivoque

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The equivoque is in the use of the word 'dollar.'

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

The other lost his temper at this equivoque, and threatened him: 'You shall see in a minute what a man can do.'

From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)

Hush!—here's the old lady! keep dying, as before, and we'll effect the business—more equivoque!

From The Dramatist; or Stop Him Who Can! A Comedy, in Five Acts by Reynolds, Frederick

Angioletto took the equivoque with dignity, "I have perfect confidence in my wife, my lord Duke."

From Little Novels of Italy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

The equivoque arises precisely from the word "association."

From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto